The Boston Red Sox did all of their damage via home runs, going yard four times against Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Zack Littell on Wednesday night.

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The Red Sox are favored (-114) in a projected tight game against the Rays (-105). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Boston Red Sox looking to Walker Buehler (4-4), and Zack Littell (6-5) getting the nod for the Tampa Bay Rays.

Tampa Bay could win their sixth game over the past nine as they’ve been on a hot streak to start June (6-3 overall). The Rays have also won eight-straight games with Littell pitching after losing the first five with him.

In the leadup to his start against the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday, Zack Littell looked back on his five-day stint with the organization back in 2023.

After a miserable May the Red Sox move into mid-June playing about .500. Which won’t help get them back on track but also is better than continuing to dig a deeper hole. Campbell looks better. So does Story.

The Tampa Bay Rays (36-31) battle the Boston Red Sox (33-36) in the rubber match of their 3-game series on Wednesday. First pitch from Fenway Park is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Rays vs. Red Sox odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

The Rays are a tight favorite (-116 to win on the moneyline) when they take on the Red Sox (-104). The Tampa Bay Rays will give the start to Ryan Pepiot (3-5, 3.20 ERA), who is looking for win No. 4 on the season, and the Red Sox will counter with Lucas Giolito (1-1, 6.42 ERA).

By reaching 25 steals against the Red Sox on Tuesday, José Caballero achieved a feat the Rays had only seen from Carl Crawford, B.J. Upton and Josh Lowe.